Word Meaning 説得力

せっとくりょく settokuryoku

説得力 is read as せっとくりょく (settokuryoku) and means persuasiveness.

Meaning

English

  1. persuasiveness
  2. powers of persuasion
  3. cogency

Reading

Kana

せっとくりょく

Romaji

settokuryoku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 23363 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

説得

せっとく

persuasion

説得上手

せっとくじょうず

persuasiveness

力説

りきせつ

emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.)

力本説

りきほんせつ

dynamism

有力説

ゆうりょくせつ

popular theory

購買力平価説

こうばいりょくへいかせつ

purchasing power parity theory

需要の所得弾力性

じゅようのしょとくだんりょくせい

income elasticity of demand

恒常所得仮説

こうじょうしょとくかせつ

permanent income hypothesis

説明

せつめい

explanation

説教

せっきょう

remonstration

せつ

opinion

説く

とく

to explain

Example Sentences

5

His story sounds true.

I think Tom is persuasive.

His explanation is unconvincing.

His argument was most convincing.

The weak point of this book is that it's less than persuasive when the married author recommends not being married.